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Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

DEMOCRATIC
Massachusetts · MA-1 · 19th Term · Age 77
Congress.gov Profile ↗
B
#145 of 430

On the 2026 ballot in MA-1.General election Tue Nov 3, 2026

Also on the ballot:
93%
Attendance
119th Cong.
5
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
57%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$19,950,932
net of $47,707 returned
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
0
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated November 2, 2026 · 164 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated November 2, 2026 · 164 entries

Richard E. Neal's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
C+
12 items
#94/430
▾

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions, and whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • ✓ Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • ✓ Cosponsored demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • × Did not sign letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
  • ✓ Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Voted YES on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
74,594+killed in Gaza ⓘ
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
175,834+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of October 31, 2026
Money & Influence
$137,987
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $137,987 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A-
11 items
#136/428
▾

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • ✓ Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • ✓ Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • × Voted YES on a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • ✓ Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • ✓ Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
  • ✓ Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • ✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • ✓ Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • ✓ Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
8%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
96.9%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$731M / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts
2024
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 10 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
B
17 items
#90/430
▾

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
  • ✓ Cosponsored urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
  • ✓ Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • × Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
  • ✓ Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$28,950
1 employer · FEC Schedule A
Raytheon $28,950
Travel Disclosures
$4,089
3 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2022-04-11 Filing $1,530
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2022-04-10 Filing $1,530
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2022-03-11 Filing $1,030

17 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 10 pass · $654,000 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
C-
12 items
#198/430
▾

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • ✓ Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • × Failed to cosponsor restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • × Failed to cosponsor setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • ✓ Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
79.4 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 0.7 years longer than the national average
2.6%
People without health insurance
69% less than national avg (8.4%)
1.8%
Children without health insurance
65% less than national avg (5.14%)
158.8
Heart disease deaths per 100K
21% less than national avg (201.05)
1.3%
In doctor shortage areas
83% less than national avg (7.81%)
Money & Influence
Travel Disclosures
$3,102
3 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2024-03-22 Filing $1,042
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2023-03-31 Filing $1,030
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2022-03-11 Filing $1,030

12 tracked items: 9 fail, 0 mixed, 3 pass · $2,875,450 from related PACs (net of $13,500 returned).

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
D
6 items
#244/430
▾

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • × Failed to cosponsor $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
  • ✓ Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • × Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • × Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
24.7%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
About the same as national avg (24.1%)
13.6%
People living in poverty
9% more than national avg (12.5%)
16.2%
Children living in poverty
4% more than national avg (15.58%)
0.4684
Income inequality
3% less than national avg (0.4832)
66.1%
People who own their home
About the same as national avg (65.2%)
21.3%
Households on SNAP
76% more than national avg (12.1%)

6 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $651,550 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
C-
10 items
#204/430
▾

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • ✓ Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • × Failed to cosponsor removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • × Failed to cosponsor national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • × Failed to cosponsor extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)
The District Reality
3.6%
Working-age adults without health insurance
69% less than national avg (11.7%)
5.6%
Unemployed
8% more than national avg (5.2%)

10 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 3 pass · $896,000 from related PACs (net of $10,000 returned).

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A-
10 items
#177/430
▾

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • ✓ Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • ✓ Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • ✓ Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • ✓ Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • ✓ Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
10.2
Teen births per 1K
24% less than national avg (13.49)
5.47
Infant deaths per 1K births
6% less than national avg (5.85)
Money & Influence
Outside spending: $36 supporting

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
B+
18 items
#139/430
▾

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ rights.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • ✓ Cosponsored strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • ✓ Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • ✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • – Did not vote on Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • ✓ Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • ✓ Cosponsored protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • ✓ Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Massachusetts (2025)
Money & Influence
$17,550
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

18 tracked items: 2 fail, 1 mixed, 15 pass · $17,550 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
C
13 items
#154/430
▾

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • × Failed to cosponsor FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • × Failed to cosponsor descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Voted YES on permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Ban Flock Act (H.R.10691)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
  • ✓ Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • ✓ Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • ✓ Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • ✓ Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • ✓ Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
The District Reality
541.6
Incarcerated per 100K
38% less than national avg (872.3)
44.5
Opioid deaths per 100K
76% more than national avg (25.3)
1
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 5.4% Hispanic 19.3% White 69.3% Asian 2.3% Other 3.7%
26.3
Segregation index
50% more than national avg (17.55)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

13 tracked items: 8 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A
33 items
#101/430
▾

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed repealing the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers (H.J.Res.35)
  • ✓ Opposed streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • ✓ Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • ✓ Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • ✓ Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • × Failed to cosponsor House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • × Did not sign bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • ✓ Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • ✓ Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • ✓ Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • ✓ Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • ✓ Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • ✓ Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • ✓ Opposed rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards by redefining what counts as a showerhead (H.R.4593)
  • ✓ Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • ✓ Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • ✓ Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • ✓ Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • ✓ Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • ✓ Opposed the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • ✓ Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • ✓ Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
  • ✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • ✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • ✓ Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • ✓ Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
The District Reality
38.2 / 100
Natural disaster risk score ⓘ
30% less than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
11.69%
Adults with asthma
21% more than national avg (9.7%)
313
Water safety violations

33 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 29 pass · $94,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
B+
11 items
#107/430
▾

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • ✓ Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • × Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • ✓ Opposed overriding D.C.'s local election rules on noncitizen voting (H.R.884)
  • × Voted YES on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • ✓ Signed letter accusing DOJ and DHS of using the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home 22 days before her election to sway the vote, and demanding no further action that could affect it (Omar Search Letter)
  • ✓ Opposed Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
  • ✓ Voted YES on tabling a resolution to censure Representative Ilhan Omar and strip her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • ✓ Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
State Context
6,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Massachusetts
65.3%
Voter turnout
11% more than national avg (59%)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics & Finance
B
11 items
#43/430
▾

Campaign finance, lobbying, corporate influence over lawmaking, and how Congress regulates banks, Wall Street, crypto, and consumer financial protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • × Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
  • ✓ Opposed exempting up to $50 million a year in crypto token sales from SEC registration and moving many tokens to CFTC oversight (H.R.3633)
  • ✓ Opposed creating federal licenses for private stablecoin issuers, including big tech firms, with no deposit insurance for holders (S.1582)
  • ✓ Opposed repealing an OCC rule that ended automatic approval of bank mergers and added review of large deals' risks (S.J.Res.13)
  • ✓ Opposed repealing CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps (S.J.Res.28)
  • ✓ Opposed repealing the CFPB's $5 cap on overdraft fees at banks and credit unions with over $10 billion in assets (S.J.Res.18)
Context
$1.5M
Outside spending (dark money)
$716K supporting · $755K opposing · tenure to date
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$120,700
6 employers · FEC Schedule A
Blackstone $48,800
Kkr $31,500
Apollo Global Management $17,500
Carlyle Group $12,500
State Street $7,400
State Street Bank $3,000

11 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 6 pass · $1,465,300 from related PACs · 6 corporate financing connections.

11 tracked items See methodology

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Richard E. Neal's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 137 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

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  1. Letter

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Signed Letter: Objecting to the Search of Representative Ilhan Omar's Home

  2. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Transgender Health Care Access Act

  3. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act

  4. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

  5. Speech

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Neal points to the murder inquiry now underway in Belfast into the killing of solicitor Patrick Finucane and asks whether British forces colluded in it. He says the British Government has repeatedly failed to deliver the full inquiry it promised, and that the U.S. should push for answers as part of

  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

  7. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  8. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

  9. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

  10. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  11. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

  12. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

  13. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

  14. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  15. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  16. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Los Angeles, CA — sponsored by Motion Picture Association, Inc.

  17. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NOT VOTING on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

  19. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

  20. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FIRE Act

  21. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

  22. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

  23. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  24. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FENCES Act

  25. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on RED Tape Act

  26. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

  27. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  28. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

  29. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

  30. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

  31. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

  32. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

  33. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  34. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on SHOWER Act

  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

  38. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

  39. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

  40. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

  41. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

  42. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

  43. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

  44. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

  45. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  46. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

  47. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

  48. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

  49. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

  50. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

  51. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

  52. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

  53. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

  54. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

  56. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  57. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

  58. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on GRID Power Act

  59. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

  60. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

  61. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  62. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  63. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

  64. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

  65. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

  66. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Back from the Brink — Halt Nuclear Arms Race

  67. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Vietnam — sponsored by Third Way Foundation

  68. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

  69. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

  70. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Crypto Market Structure Bill (CLARITY Act)

  71. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Stablecoin Licensing Law (GENIUS Act)

  72. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Bozeman, MT Jackson Hole, WY — sponsored by National Association of Counties

  73. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

  74. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

  75. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on HALT Fentanyl Act

  76. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

  77. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted YES on Resolution Thanking ICE

  78. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

  79. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

  80. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

  81. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

  82. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: OCC Bank Merger Review Rule

  83. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

  84. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

  85. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

  86. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

  87. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Constitutional Amendment: Rights for Natural Persons Only

  88. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Equality Act

  89. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility)

  90. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

  91. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

  92. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Overdraft Fee Rule

  93. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  94. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  95. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

  96. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

  97. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

  98. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

  99. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

  100. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

  101. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

  102. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

  103. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

  104. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Ireland — sponsored by US-Ireland Partnership for Growth

  105. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

  106. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

  107. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  108. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  109. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Fix Our Forests Act

  110. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

  111. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

  112. Vote

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

  113. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Richard E. Neal Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

  114. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland — sponsored by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Carnegie Corporation of New York

  115. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Ireland — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  116. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Detroit, MI — sponsored by National Football League

  117. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  118. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  119. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Ireland — sponsored by US-Ireland Partnership for Growth

  120. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Kansas City, MO — sponsored by National Football League

  121. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  122. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Dallas, TX — sponsored by American Bar Association

  123. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Dallas, TX — sponsored by American Bar Association

  124. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by American Gaming Association

  125. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Belgium Germany United Kingdom — sponsored by Third Way Foundation

  126. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Hartford, CT — sponsored by Casey Family Programs

  127. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Raymond Frankel Foundation

  128. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to San Francisco, CA — sponsored by Stanford University

  129. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to San Francisco, CA — sponsored by Stanford University

  130. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  131. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  132. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to NEW YORK CITY — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  133. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to San Juan, PR — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  134. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to New Orleans, LA — sponsored by Casey Family Programs

  135. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Los Angeles, CA Universal City, CA — sponsored by Motion Picture Association

  136. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Berlin, Germany — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  137. Travel

    Rep. Richard E. Neal Sponsored travel to Cambridge, Maryland — sponsored by Aspen Institute

PACs and Donors Funding Richard E. Neal's Campaign

Money raised and spent by the campaign, cash on hand, and outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest categoryDirect PAC contributions plus individual donations earmarked through PACs, for the tracked interest groups. Source: FEC filings.

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Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live
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Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

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Data: Federal Election Commission. Includes reports filed through Oct 30, 2026.

Richard E. Neal's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

0
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
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Travel Disclosures

29
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Healthcare (3) · War & Foreign Policy (3)
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Floor Speeches

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speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects ⓘ

$37,153,480
requested (15 projects) · FY2026
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

0/5
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
5
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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Attendance

93%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
92%
289/314
119th-1 (2025)
93.9%
340/362
118th-2 (2024)
96.9%
501/517
118th-1 (2023)
98.1%
710/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #400 of 445
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Office Budget

$450,023
spent Apr–Jun 2026 · $886,736 so far in 2026
Based on the House Statement of Disbursements. Shows what the member's office spent from its allowance, by category, each quarter.
Staff pay: Salaries paid to the office's employees this quarter.
$365,373
Paid interns: Intern pay from the House's separate internship allowance.
$14,550
Rent, phones, and utilities: Office rent, phone and internet service, and utilities for the district and Washington offices.
$30,910
Travel: Travel by the member and staff on official business.
$16,861
Official mail: Mail sent under the member's signature in place of postage.
$43
Printing: Printing and reproduction, including newsletters and mailers.
$1,450
Supplies: Office supplies, publications, and software.
$8,046
Equipment: Computers, phones, furniture, and other equipment.
$2,778
Other services: Contracted services such as consulting, software subscriptions, and maintenance.
$10,012
Staff pay covers 22 people on the quarter's payroll. The House publishes each name and amount; we show the total and the count.
Quarter figures count spending from that year's allowance. Bills the House posted in the quarter for an earlier year's allowance count toward that earlier year.
By quarter
$0 $200K $400K $600K Jul–Sep 2023: $430,261 Oct–Dec 2023: $588,389 Jan–Mar 2024: $398,086 Apr–Jun 2024: $437,748 Jul–Sep 2024: $431,923 Oct–Dec 2024: $560,743 Jan–Mar 2025: $424,074 Apr–Jun 2025: $467,829 Jul–Sep 2025: $488,493 Oct–Dec 2025: $517,383 Jan–Mar 2026: $436,713 Apr–Jun 2026: $450,023 Q4 '23 Q2 '24 Q4 '24 Q2 '25 Q4 '25 Q2 '26 $450,023
Office spending by quarter
QuarterAmount
Jul–Sep 2023$430,261
Oct–Dec 2023$588,389
Jan–Mar 2024$398,086
Apr–Jun 2024$437,748
Jul–Sep 2024$431,923
Oct–Dec 2024$560,743
Jan–Mar 2025$424,074
Apr–Jun 2025$467,829
Jul–Sep 2025$488,493
Oct–Dec 2025$517,383
Jan–Mar 2026$436,713
Apr–Jun 2026$450,023
By session
$0 $1M $2M 115th-1 (2017): $1,246,138 115th-2 (2018): $1,309,294 116th-1 (2019): $1,385,715 116th-2 (2020): $1,392,256 117th-1 (2021): $1,481,000 117th-2 (2022): $1,707,871 118th-1 (2023): $1,914,852 118th-2 (2024): $1,914,701 119th-1 (2025): $1,949,395 119th-2 (2026, so far): $886,736 (still in progress) 115th-22018 116th-22020 117th-22022 118th-22024 119th-22026 $886,736
Office spending by session
SessionAmount
115th-1 (2017)$1,246,138
115th-2 (2018)$1,309,294
116th-1 (2019)$1,385,715
116th-2 (2020)$1,392,256
117th-1 (2021)$1,481,000
117th-2 (2022)$1,707,871
118th-1 (2023)$1,914,852
118th-2 (2024)$1,914,701
119th-1 (2025)$1,949,395
119th-2 (2026, so far)$886,736 (still in progress)
Session totals include bills the House posted after the session ended. The current session is still in progress.
Largest payees this quarter
GSA PUBLIC BUILDING SERVICE $23,946
Payee not named in the filing $8,473
CITIBANK GOV CARD SERVICE $8,450
LEIDOS DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INC $6,215
HON RICHARD NEALLODGING $5,956
Download the office's spending detail (CSV) Source: House Statement of Disbursements
The download covers 118th-2 (2024) through 119th-2 (2026, so far).
Staff names are withheld in the download.

Their District: Massachusetts · MA-1

777,981
residents
$75,663 median household income · 13.6% poverty rate · 2.6% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 19.3% White (non-Hisp.) 69.3% Black (non-Hisp.) 5.4% Asian (non-Hisp.) 2.3% Other (non-Hisp.) 3.7%
41.9Median Age
$1,144Median Rent
5.6%Unemployment
32.3%Bachelor's+
66.1%Homeownership
8%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024 5-year estimates; boundaries of the 119th Congress)

Financial Disclosure

5
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $17K max*

* A figure marked max is the most the filing supports: the reported debts can exceed the reported assets.

By filing year select a year
2025 Annual — $17K max* · 5 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 15, 2026
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2024 Annual — −$182K max* · 6 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 15, 2025
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2023 Annual — $204K max* · 9 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 15, 2024
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2022 Annual — $330K–$854K · 9 holdings · filed May 15, 2023
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2021 Annual — $196K–$519K · 10 holdings · filed May 13, 2022
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The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains
5 assets 1 liability $68K outside income
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed May 15, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Nov 1, 2026.

Richard E. Neal's recent press releases

50 recent press releases from https://neal.house.gov. · Updated today

  1. Neal Announces $735,000 Earmark for the Berkshire Innovation Center’s Cybersecurity Learning and Testing Facility

    Pittsfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Ben Sosne, Executive Director for the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC), Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti, state and local officials, and local business leaders and stakeholders to…

  2. MassDOT reaches Pittsfield railroad agreement with CSX, while Amtrak’s $2B award set to bolster Berkshire Flyer

    By Jim Kinney | [email protected] PITTSFIELD — MassDOT now has an agreement with freight railroad company CSX allowing for rail improvements in Pittsfield. The track work will cut conflicts between passenger and freight trains, and support…

  3. Top Democratic tax writers slam new scholarship credit rules

    Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Richard Neal accuse the Treasury of pushing the new tax break further than the law allows. By Bernie Becker, POLITICO The top Democrats on Congress’ tax-writing committees want to be clear: They think that the…

  4. Neal Statement on the Third Anniversary of October 7

    Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack: Three years have passed since Hamas carried out a barbaric attack against Israel, taking…

  5. Chicopee’s Westover receives new $46M hangar for Air Force inspections

    By Jeanette DeForge | [email protected] CHICOPEE — For the first time in 20 years, the inspection hangar at Westover Air Reserve Base will no longer look like a cartoon character with its tail hanging out of its pants. Members of the…

  6. Neal, Wyden Object to Treasury’s Proposed Boost for Private School Tax Credits

    New provision continues Trump’s pattern of ignoring clear Congressional mandates in an effort to benefit the wealthy and well-connected WASHINGTON, DC— House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance…

  7. Neal Statement on September 2026 Jobs Report

    SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the September 2026 jobs report: “There’s a reason nearly three-quarters of…

  8. Planned Drumcree march ‘provocative’, says US Congressman

    By Jackie Fox, RTÉ News US Representative Richard Neal has described the planned Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown as provocative . In an interview with RTÉ News, Rep Neal said he is urging the Northern Ireland…

  9. Neal, Kelly Lead Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus in Letter Calling for UK Government to Cancel Orange Order Parade on Garvaghy Road

    Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, led the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus in a letter addressed…

  10. US Friends of Ireland politicians call on UK government to cancel Drumcree parade

    Fourteen members of US Congress say failing to act decisively risks ‘reopening one of the most painful chapters in North’s history’ By Keith Duggan, Irish Times Leading US politicians have written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State…

  11. Neal Statement on Trump’s China Capitulation

    SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its intention to lower tariffs on China: “By every measure, President Trump’s trade…

  12. Mass. immigrant group: White House claim of$1B in cuts a ‘PR move’

    By Daniel Jackson | [email protected] Old news. That’s how a Massachusetts immigration organization targeted by Trump administration cuts characterizes word Friday of $1 billion in lost funding. In a statement Friday, the White House said…

  13. Irish America rallies to stop contentious Orange parade

    By Anthony Neeson, Irish Echo Irish American politicians and organisations have been speaking out this weekend to prevent an Orange parade through the Catholic Garvaghy Road area of Portadown, Co Armagh. Over the weekend thousands of…

  14. Tax Fraud Could Cost the US Over $300 Billion a Year

    By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey, The Fiscal Times Good evening! President Trump s lavish summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is over, and analysts say it didn t produce much progress on the major geopolitical, economic, trade…

  15. Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Health Care Sabotage

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to strip hundreds of thousands of enrollees from the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

  16. With loaners already flying, fleet of F-35As to land in western Mass.

    LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By James Paleologopoulos Bit by bit, a fleet of new, state-of-the-art fighter aircraft is coming to a Air National Guard base in western Massachusetts. F-35As are already soaring fast and loud…

  17. Neal, Larson, Davis Demand Bisignano Answer for Social Security Staffing Crisis

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), alongside Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL),…

  18. Neal Statement on Sanctions Bill Vote

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026: “Congress just…

  19. Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup

    (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Families have had it with the harm of Republican leadership and the broken promises of a President who only looks out for himself. Since January of last year, House Republicans in this…

  20. Neal on the House Floor: The American People Can’t Afford Congress to Hand Trump More Tariff Power

    WATCH HERE (As prepared for delivery) M/ Speaker, I rise today not only because I’m concerned about what this bill would do to the people but also because of what a stain it will be on this institution. My Republican colleagues on the Ways…

  21. Westfield’s 104th Fighter Wing celebrates impending arrival of F-35 jets

    By Jeanette DeForge | [email protected] WESTFIELD — In a matter of weeks, the first of the F-35 fighter planes built for 104 th Fighter Wing will be arriving, bringing with them some of the most sophisticated technology the U.S. Air Force…

  22. Neal, Meeks, Beyer Statement on Russia Sanctions Legislation

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Senior House Democrat of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA)…

  23. Western New England University inaugurates new president Joseph Hartman

    By Jim Kinney | [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — At his inauguration Thursday as the seventh president of Western New England University, Joseph C. Hartman recalled being asked to teach the computer language Fortran. Adding the Fortran…

  24. Neal Makes Sixth Stop on “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” Tour with Visit to Southbridge

    Southbridge, MA — Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Southbridge Town Manager Jack Jovan and town officials to highlight the impact of federal investments made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Infrastructure…

  25. Neal Statement on House NDAA Vote

    Washington, DC— Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the House voted on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “Our service members, their families, and the Americans they protect deserve a military…

  26. Neal, Wyden Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Mega Retirement Accounts

    New Data Shows Prevalence of Mega-Retirement Accounts with Balances in the Hundreds of Millions of Dollars; Neal-Wyden Proposal Would Prevent Abuse of Taxpayer-Subsidized Account WASHINGTON, DC— House Ways and Means Committee Ranking…

  27. Neal Opening Statement at Oversight Markup

    (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With just days to go before Republicans skip town for more than a month, they re using what time they have left jamming the House with a partisan budget and messaging bills. This is the…

  28. Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Price Hikes and Attack on Canada

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump used Section 338 to levy an additional 50% tariff on Canadian goods: “Trump levying an additional 50…

  29. Neal Announces $1,092,000 in Federal Funding for Blandford Water Treatment and Distribution System Upgrades

    Blandford, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Blandford Town Administrator Cristina Ferrera, Select Board Chair Jackie Coury, and Water Commission Chair Brad Curry to announce $1,092,000 in federal funding for water treatment…

  30. Neal Blasts Trump’s Election Conspiracies

    SPRINGFIELD, MA— Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement blasting President Trump for spreading more debunked falsehoods regarding the security of U.S. elections: “The President knows he’s failed the American people.…

  31. Neal Statement on Massie Amendment #8 to GOP Foreign Aid Budget Bill

    WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the Massie Amendment #8 to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act: “The United States remains committed to our…

  32. Neal, Wyden Oppose Giving Trump New, Unilateral Tariff Power in Sanctioning Russia Act

    Leading Democrats on Trade Policy Warn Russian Sanctions Bill Could Lead to Higher Prices and Unchecked New Tariffs Paid by American Families WASHINGTON, DC— House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate…

  33. Neal Announces $599,000 Earmark for New Charlemont Fire Truck

    Charlemont, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Charlemont Town Administrator Sarah Reynolds, Interim Fire Chief Dennis Annear, and members of the Select Board to announce $599,000 in federal funding for a new fire truck for the…

  34. Neal Mourns the Passing of Chairman Bill Archer

    SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the passing of former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer (R-TX): “Chairman Archer’s service and reverence…

  35. Neal Statement Ahead of Another Cancelled Celebration of the Big Ugly Law

    SPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary of the Big Ugly Law passing the House of Representatives: “One year ago, Republicans twisted…

  36. Neal Statement on June 2026 Jobs Report

    SPRINGFIELD, MA —Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the June 2026 jobs report : “The consequences of the President’s failed…

  37. Neal Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Not Renew USMCA

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the six-year anniversary since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into effect: “When Congressional…

  38. Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 9504

    First things, let’s talk about this bill doesn’t do. It doesn’t lower hospital costs, reduce drug prices, address the affordability crisis, or help hospitals struggling to keep their doors open. Instead, it piles on duplicative reporting…

  39. Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 9501

    (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This next bill is championed by Congressman Horsford, and I want to thank him for his leadership on this effort. Artificial intelligence is already reshaping our economy and many of the…

  40. Neal Opening Statement at Tax Administration Markup

    (As prepared for delivery) As we consider another assortment of tax administration bills, tomorrow marks one year since my colleagues on the other side of the aisle cajoled the Big Ugly Law over the finish line. Just yesterday, for the…

  41. Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Federal Tax Policy in The Evolving Business of Sports

    (As prepared for delivery) The limits of the affordability crisis in America know no bounds, and this hearing comes at a great time as we have the honor of hosting the FIFA World Cup. Families are paying more for groceries, housing, and…

  42. Neal Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Barbara

    Washington, D.C.— Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Barbara: “Today’s decision should never have been in question, but with the Court upholding more than 157 years of…

  43. Neal Statement on Supreme Court Affirming the Fed’s Independence

    SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump does not have authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook: “Our…

  44. Neal Demands Trump Administration Withdraw Dangerous Rule to Politicize Federal Grantmaking

    With stunning new executive overreach, the Trump Administration is finding new ways to politicize the cures of tomorrow WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today sent a letter to the Office of…

  45. Congressman Neal expresses concerns over U.S.-Iran deal, citing “inconsistency”

    By Claire Overton, 22 News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A memorandum outlining an agreement between the U.S. and Iran is currently being drafted, which includes provisions for Tehran to dilute enriched uranium and for the U.S. to waive…

  46. ‘Pleased’ Rep. Richard Neal visits new F-35s in Westfield

    By Jim Kinney | [email protected] WESTFIELD — The first F-35 stealth fighter landed at Barnes Air National Guard Base last week, but it’ll take about three years and $200 million in construction before the Air National Guard 104th Fighter…

  47. Springfield reopens Magazine Park, latest in neighborhood park rehabs

    by Sarah Heinonen , The Reminder SPRINGFIELD — It was a sunny, idyllic summer day in Springfield when U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Mayor Domenic Sarno and state Rep. Bud Williams joined residents to cut the ribbon on the renovated Magazine…

  48. Neal, Doggett, Larson Statement on the 2026 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement…

  49. Neal, Sánchez Release New GAO Report Finding the Necessity of Sánchez’s Hospice CARE Act

    WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) today highlighted a new report from the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability…